Marvel vs. Capcom was made because Marvel wanted more exposure for their characters in Japan
It all started 21 years ago in 1996 when X-Men vs. Street Fighter hit arcades.
Comic characters didn't have nearly the public acknowledgement they do today, and Marvel wasn't the media powerhouse it would eventually grow into. Fighting games, on the other hand, had recently become all the rage.
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Games like Street Fighter 2 and Moral Kombat had players taking extra trips to convenience stores and laundromats if they weren't close enough to a legitimate arcade, and home consoles had others inviting friends over for more domestic bouts.
